You know it is (almost) November when you see the oliebollen (English Wikipedia) stand pop up in the last few days of October, a sign of yummy things to come. Oliebollen are a donut-like treat that is popular this time of year. They are eaten en masse on New Year’s Eve. Marco and I usually make oliebollen every year. These days the stands are allowed to open from 1 November until the end of January.
As you can see they still have their preferred spot at the end of the Grote Markt street. They used to be closer to city hall but moved to this spot when construction for the Amare cultural centre started some years ago. Speaking of Amare–apparently the building will be getting a Spar grocery store (indebuurt.nl, in Dutch).
In other news:
- Climate activists jailed for Girl with a Pearl Earring stunt from dutchnews.nl. And yes, one of those activists tried to glue his own head to the painting…
- Let the fright one in: Has Halloween invaded Holland?, also from dutchnews.nl. As I have noted previously, Halloween just isn’t that big here, but it is slowly getting more and more popular.
- Poland: Man steals tram, drives to neighbouring city picking up passengers from tvpworld.com. It has nothing to do with the Netherlands, of course, but I do love trams. Not enough to steal one, though…
Life in the Hague 